Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum is a botanical kind of 19 Espèces of Plante S épiphyte S pertaining to the family of the Cactaceae , the cacti, originating in Central America. Also called cactus orchis or cactus with sheets , although this last also refers to the kind Pereskia . The cactus of Christmas is sometimes called, wrongly, Epiphyllum .

The sheets, which are actually stems, are broad and punts, 1 to 5 cm broad, 3 to 5 mm thickness, generally bors lobed. The Fleur S are broad, 8 to 16 cm in diameter, white with red, with many petals.

The Fruit is edible, very near to the fruit of the Pitaya pertaining to the kind relative Hylocereus , although less large, only 3 to 4 cm length.

The Epiphyllum are very popular plants of house, whose many Hybride S and Cultivar S is produced. In fact, by abuse language, the term Epiphyllum is generally used to name these hybrids.

Etymology

Epiphyllum comes from the old Greek and signigie “on the sheet”.

List species

Epiphyllum anguliger
Epiphyllum caudatum
Epiphyllum chrysocardium
Epiphyllum crenatum
Epiphyllum guatemalense
Epiphyllum hookeri
Epiphyllum laui
Epiphyllum lepidocarpum
Epiphyllum macropterum
Epiphyllum oxypetalum (cd.) Haw. - Epiphyllum with broad sheets
Epiphyllum phyllanthus (L.) Haw.
Epiphyllum pumilum
Epiphyllum thomasianum

Synonymous

There are at least 2 synonyms with this kind:

Phyllocactus Link
Phyllocereus Miq.

External bonds

'' Epiphyllum '' on Orchids-Web

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